diff --git a/src/locking/meson.build b/src/locking/meson.build
index 71e628de04..ff1578cfcb 100644
--- a/src/locking/meson.build
+++ b/src/locking/meson.build
@@ -143,13 +143,13 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
 
   virt_daemon_units += {
     'service': 'virtlockd',
+    'name': 'locking',
     'service_in': files('virtlockd.service.in'),
     'service_extra_in': [
       files('virtlockd.service.extra.in'),
       systemd_service_oomscoreadjust_extra_in,
       systemd_service_limitnofile_extra_in,
     ],
-    'name': 'locking',
     'sockets': [ 'main', 'admin' ],
     'socket_in': files('virtlockd.socket.in'),
     'socket_admin_in': files('virtlockd-admin.socket.in'),
diff --git a/src/logging/meson.build b/src/logging/meson.build
index f538a663fb..4d98113ac7 100644
--- a/src/logging/meson.build
+++ b/src/logging/meson.build
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
 
   virt_daemon_units += {
     'service': 'virtlogd',
+    'name': 'logging',
     'service_in': files('virtlogd.service.in'),
     'service_extra_in': [
       files('virtlogd.service.extra.in'),
       systemd_service_oomscoreadjust_extra_in,
       systemd_service_limitnofile_extra_in,
     ],
-    'name': 'logging',
     'sockets': [ 'main', 'admin' ],
     'socket_in': files('virtlogd.socket.in'),
     'socket_admin_in': files('virtlogd-admin.socket.in'),
diff --git a/src/remote/meson.build b/src/remote/meson.build
index 6ea1579028..498f7ff1b8 100644
--- a/src/remote/meson.build
+++ b/src/remote/meson.build
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ if conf.has('WITH_REMOTE')
 
     virt_daemon_units += {
       'service': 'libvirtd',
+      'name': 'legacy monolithic',
       'service_in': files('libvirtd.service.in'),
       'service_extra_in': [
         files('libvirtd.service.extra.in'),
@@ -197,7 +198,6 @@ if conf.has('WITH_REMOTE')
         systemd_service_tasksmax_extra_in,
         systemd_service_limitmemlock_extra_in,
       ],
-      'name': 'legacy monolithic',
       'sockets': [ 'main', 'ro', 'admin', 'tcp', 'tls' ],
       'socket_in': files('libvirtd.socket.in'),
       'socket_ro_in': files('libvirtd-ro.socket.in'),